Reel Gore Releasing has been on a hot streak as of late, bringing several shocking terror titles to stateside horror fans in 2016, including MASKS, VIOLENT SHIT – THE MOVIE, and THE CURSE OF DOCTOR WOLFFENSTEIN. Now, Reel Gore is looking to send their first year out with a bang with Matt Farnsworth’s THE ORPHAN KILLER, one of their most gruesome offerings to date. In fact, the boutique Blu-ray distributor is putting out this sinister selection sooner than anticipated, hitting shelves next week just in time for the horror-days!

Earlier this year, Philly-area fright fans were offered one of this year’s most diverse and demented events with the inaugural Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival. With the indie horror showcase a rousing success, PUFF is continuing on with free screenings of upcoming independent scare fare in the months leading up to Year Two of PUFF. And in the punk-rock spirit of the festival, PUFF is rounding out 2016 with a graphic gorefest that mixes NIGHT OF THE DEMONS with FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, Sevé Schelenz’s PEELERS, which Philly horrorheads can catch for free this Saturday, December 10th!

The second episode of a jam-packed December, WE’LL SEE YOU IN HELL returns once again with Joe DeRosa & Pat Walsh discussing one of horror’s most controversial terror titles, JEEPERS CREEPERS. In this episode, Joe & Pat talk about the technical aspects and horror cliches of JEEPERS CREEPERS, the potentially uncomfortable subtext of the film, and the history behind the JEEPERS CREEPERS franchise and filmmaker Victor Salva. You can also check out Joe DeRosa’s SOME SEVERE SITUATIONS short story series, which you can find HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

In J. Daniel Stone’s contribution to the excellent novella collection I CAN TASTE THE BLOOD, a deranged old eccentric filmmaker named Laurenz offers two young artistically-inclined, searching young men a wad of money to perform in what he promises will be an extremely outré motion picture—a negotiation which ultimately leads to the following exchange, worth quoting at some length:

Horror has always been a place to explore (and to some extent, exploit) trends, subjects, and social commentary. By taking all that is sacred and turning it on its head, horror inherently seeks to appeal to those who looking for thrills, on-screen and off. And in terms of the latter, noted haunt provocateur Fringe Immersive and popular Long Island horror hotspot NYZ Apocalypse are coming together for another controversial event, this time looking to bring holiday horror survival experiences!

No matter what generation you are from, everyone loves the MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 guys. You have the original fans, like this writer, who watched MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 in its first run, then you have those who discovered the later iterations of the show, such as THE FILM CREW with the Michael J. Nelson-era MST3K cast and then CINEMATIC TITANIC with Joel Hodgson’s MST3K camp. Currently in operation, there is RIFFTRAX, who offer both digital and Fathom Events-sponsored theatrical extensions, and the impending MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 revamp, headlined by NERDIST comedian Jonah Ray.

Mixing genre fans’ equal love for horror and music, Senior West Coast Correspondent Jerry Smith has started NOTES AND BLOOD, a bi-weekly column which sees a famous musician in the rock genre talking about all things horror. Beginning this Wednesday, FANGORIA is lining up some of the best rock ‘n’ rollers in the business to talk about their particular preferences regarding the petrifying, including Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley talking about his love for THE GREASY STRANGLER, Rob Zombie bassist Matt Montgomery & New Year’s Day’s Ash Costello’s side band The Haxans talking about DAFFY DUCK’S QUACKBUSTERS as well as projecting horror while recording, and much more.

Out on paperback from St. Martin’s Press on Tuesday is DEAD RINGERS by Christopher Golden. It’s about a series of doppelgangers who suddenly begin showing up in Boston and the surrounding area. They’re up to no good, of course, because otherwise they’d be no story…and what a story it is.

At this point, any horror fan worth their weight can tell you that when a character breaks out a talking board, things are going to take a turn for the worse. But in Scott B. Hansen’s upcoming fright flick, THE POSSESSION EXPERIMENT, speaking to the dead is just the tip of the eerie iceberg. And with the petrifying picture hitting screens this week, FANGORIA has an exclusive look at THE POSSESSION EXPERIMENT, which you can check out below!

It’s been nearly 40 years since PHANTASM scared audiences for the first time, unknowingly starting a franchise that would span five frightening entries, the last of which was this year’s PHANTASM: RAVAGER. With both bookending PHANTASM titles hitting DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow, December 6th via WellGo Entertainment, this writer thought he’d throw together a list of five scenes from the series that are particularly close to his blood-soaked heart. But be warned: there are spoilers from here on out, so unless you’re familiar with all five PHANTASM films, tread lightly!

For this week’s episode of THE RANTS MACABRE, Darren & Mindy celebrate their 100th episode with a discussion on Meta-Horror! The demonic duo open up on self-referential efforts such as NEW NIGHTMARE, SCREAM, CABIN IN THE WOODS, and THERE’S NOTHING OUT THERE, as well as recap their inaugural live-tweeting fan event! Be sure to catch up with all 100 episodes of THE RANTS MACABRE at the links below, as well as exclusive bonus episodes at theirPatreon page!

After a banner year with studio, independent, and televised horror, 2017 looks to hold much petrifying promise as well. Yet for fans of the classic Universal Monster films, there’s been much curiosity- optimistic or otherwise- regarding the inaugural entry in Universal’s shared monster universe, Alex Kurtzman’s THE MUMMY. While the film has all the makings of the action-adventure blockbusters of Stephen Sommers’ MUMMY movies, fright fans have been wondering just how much horror would be on display in this reboot, and they’ve finally got a look with THE MUMMY’s first full trailer, which you can see below!